Just a quick point. The first criterion in the Reading into writing task rating scale is Reading and writing. In the video I wrote Reading for writing. Minor point but it's best to get it right.
Hi! You need to get half right and you don't get penalised for incorrect answers. In total there are 30 marks for reading and 28 for writing. If you get a scaled score of 16 for reading and 15 for writing you pass. I'll try and find the link to the TCL site where it's explained and post it. All the best.
Sir,it is very unfortunately, questions no 6-10 and 21-25 i got only single mark, how it is possible? where is rest of questions was outstanding, also writing, speaking, listening i got pass. 😢😢😢😢
I have a dumb question: would I be wrong avoiding contractions when writing an essay (since it's supposed to be a formal a piece of writing)? I've seen many samples where contractions occurred very often...
Hi! It's a good question rather than a dumb one! In an essay you shouldn't use contractions. I'm not sure what the sources are of the samples you've seen, but I doubt they were official Trinity essay samples. You can use contractions in less formal forms of writing, depending on the context. Ask yourself 2 questions: who is my reader? What is the subject? All the best.
Hi! Are there any penalties in 'Questions 6-10' if you miss one answer? I mean, If I have 3 corrects and two incorrect, I woulf have 3 points? Thanks for your videos!
@@xdger00 Hi! I just checked the web to see if anything had changed recently but I can't find anything new. I would ask your teacher for an official source for that information. I don't think it is the case and it is not mentioned in the Trinity College London guide for the ISE exams. I put the links to the guides on the document which accompanies the video so that you can download it. All the best.
Hi! Both writing tasks are 200-230 words. The parameters are quite narrow and you won't really have time to count your words in the exam. My tip is to have a good idea of how much of your writing represents 200-230 words. You'll get this from practising the tasks. Once you know exactly what structure you'll be using and how many sentences in each paragraph, etc, it'll all becomes easier. If you're a little over the 230 words limit it won't be a problem as the examiner won't count all the words, but I wouldn't write less than 200. That said, quality is better than quantity! I hope that's useful.
Just a quick point. The first criterion in the Reading into writing task rating scale is Reading and writing. In the video I wrote Reading for writing. Minor point but it's best to get it right.
You can also find a general introduction to the exam on this channel.
This is so useful and such a high quality material! Thank you so much ♡
It's a pleasure. Thanks for your kind comment!
Hi, could you tell me how many mistakes we can make in task 1 and 2?
thanks in advance
Hi! You need to get half right and you don't get penalised for incorrect answers. In total there are 30 marks for reading and 28 for writing. If you get a scaled score of 16 for reading and 15 for writing you pass. I'll try and find the link to the TCL site where it's explained and post it. All the best.
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Sir,it is very unfortunately, questions no 6-10 and 21-25 i got only single mark, how it is possible? where is rest of questions was outstanding, also writing, speaking, listening i got pass. 😢😢😢😢
I have a dumb question: would I be wrong avoiding contractions when writing an essay (since it's supposed to be a formal a piece of writing)? I've seen many samples where contractions occurred very often...
Hi! It's a good question rather than a dumb one! In an essay you shouldn't use contractions. I'm not sure what the sources are of the samples you've seen, but I doubt they were official Trinity essay samples. You can use contractions in less formal forms of writing, depending on the context. Ask yourself 2 questions: who is my reader? What is the subject? All the best.
Hi! Are there any penalties in 'Questions 6-10' if you miss one answer? I mean, If I have 3 corrects and two incorrect, I woulf have 3 points?
Thanks for your videos!
Hi! It's a pleasure. There aren't penalties. It's always best to answer and not leave any blanks. All the best.
Ok thank you! It’s just that mi teacher told me that there are penalties because one examiner told him last week😮
@@xdger00 Hi! I just checked the web to see if anything had changed recently but I can't find anything new. I would ask your teacher for an official source for that information. I don't think it is the case and it is not mentioned in the Trinity College London guide for the ISE exams. I put the links to the guides on the document which accompanies the video so that you can download it. All the best.
Hi, the words for C1 writting is about 200-300 or 200-230? Thank you
Hi! Both writing tasks are 200-230 words. The parameters are quite narrow and you won't really have time to count your words in the exam. My tip is to have a good idea of how much of your writing represents 200-230 words. You'll get this from practising the tasks. Once you know exactly what structure you'll be using and how many sentences in each paragraph, etc, it'll all becomes easier. If you're a little over the 230 words limit it won't be a problem as the examiner won't count all the words, but I wouldn't write less than 200. That said, quality is better than quantity! I hope that's useful.